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235 articles available in total starting from 24/02/2003. Last article published on 23/07/2025.

The seventh 12 Punto platform wraps with its awards ceremony

The seventh 12 Punto platform wraps with its awards ceremony

TRT’s leading script-development and co-production platform concludes its latest edition, celebrating a new wave of film projects from the Bosphorus  

23/07 | 12 Punto 2025 | Awards

Global figures join the jury of 12 Punto's seventh edition

Global figures join the jury of 12 Punto's seventh edition

With a renewed focus on international collaboration and a special section on Palestinian cinema, Turkey's leading co-production platform has unveiled its jury and programme  

15/07 | 12 Punto 2025

Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

Interview: Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

“I didn’t want one story, but rather a small world of memory and resilience”

The Turkish director unveils the challenges of filming her second feature in Afghanistan and speaks out about the oppression faced by both genders under the Taliban  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Review: Cinema Jazireh

Review: Cinema Jazireh

In her second feature, Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural pairs an unrelentingly bleak story with a sensitive observational approach  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

The seventh edition of TRT’s 12 Punto unveils its selection

The seventh edition of TRT’s 12 Punto unveils its selection

Turkey’s top script platform brings together 12 projects for a week of intensive development, co-production networking and industry outreach in Istanbul  

09/07 | 12 Punto 2025

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)

The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support  

20/03 | The Co-production Podcast

Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

Interview: Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

"Our main character is like Scheherazade in One Thousand and One Nights — she has to tell stories to survive"

BERLINALE 2025: The Turkish-French directing duo discuss their new film, which follows a woman working in an erotic call centre who is suddenly trying to save someone after an earthquake  

26/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Review: Confidante

Review: Confidante

BERLINALE 2025: Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti deliver a punchy and audacious huis clos about the condition of women in Turkey  

17/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Deadline approaching for 12 Punto’s call for applications

Deadline approaching for 12 Punto’s call for applications

Turkey's largest script development and co-production platform is accepting applications from both Turkish and international filmmakers until 12 February  

05/02 | 12 Punto 2025

Alireza Khatami • Director of The Things You Kill

Interview: Alireza Khatami • Director of The Things You Kill

“I wanted to break away from this cliché that every time you have to reflect, you have to go to a confined, dark space”

The Canadian-based Iranian director speaks to us about his cast, the emotional challenges he faced in making the film and his production process  

28/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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